| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Patrick Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alfredo Bruno (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Hebert (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Lathem (fresh) C - Lee Pokorski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jason Dawson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Shawn Riegel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Petro (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Peter Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Aldridge (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Victor Hebert inbounds the ball | 20-21 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Penn State | Alfredo Bruno splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 20-21 |
| 19:34 | Purdue | David Petro snags the defensive board | 20-21 |
| 19:29 | Purdue | Jason Dawson drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from John Aldridge | 20-24 |
| 19:00 | Penn State | Michael Lathem clanks a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by John Aldridge - foul #1 on John Aldridge, team foul #1 | 20-24 |
| 19:00 | Penn State | Michael Lathem misses the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 19:00 | Penn State | Michael Lathem makes the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 18:34 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Michael Lathem - foul #1 on Michael Lathem, team foul #1 | 21-24 |
| 18:34 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 18:34 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel makes the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 18:05 | Penn State | Patrick Thompson double dribbles | 21-26 |
| 17:47 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel is hacked by Alfredo Bruno - foul #1 on Alfredo Bruno, team foul #2 | 21-26 |
| 17:31 | Purdue | John Aldridge is fouled on the floor by Lee Pokorski - foul #2 on Lee Pokorski, team foul #3 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Penn State | Craig Santoro (PF) Michael Lathem | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 17:11 | Purdue | John Aldridge misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 21-26 |
| 17:09 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Lee Pokorski | 21-26 |
| 16:44 | Penn State | Jason Dawson is called for the reach on Patrick Thompson - foul #2 on Jason Dawson, team foul #2 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Lathem (PF) Craig Santoro | |
| Subs | Purdue | Orji Akre (C) John Aldridge | |
| 16:20 | Penn State | Patrick Thompson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 21-26 |
| 16:18 | Purdue | David Petro grabs the board | 21-26 |
| 15:55 | Purdue | Alfredo Bruno steps in front of the Shawn Riegel pass | 21-26 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Patrick Thompson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alfredo Bruno (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Hebert (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Lathem (fresh) 1 pts. C - Lee Pokorski (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jason Dawson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Shawn Riegel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Petro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Orji Akre (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Penn State | Alfredo Bruno comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 21-26 |
| 15:35 | Purdue | Peter Taylor pulls down the rebound | 21-26 |
| 15:18 | Purdue | Orji Akre hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jason Dawson | 21-28 |
| 14:59 | Penn State | Patrick Thompson makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Lee Pokorski | 24-28 |
| 14:47 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Orji Akre | 24-31 |
| 14:33 | Penn State | Patrick Thompson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 24-31 |
| 14:32 | Penn State | Patrick Thompson tips it back up and in | 26-31 |
| 14:03 | Purdue | Michael Lathem steals it from Orji Akre | 26-31 |
| 13:34 | Penn State | Michael Lathem banks in the wide open layup set up by Alfredo Bruno | 28-31 |
| 13:10 | Purdue | Orji Akre is called for a charge - foul #1 on Orji Akre, team foul #3 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Baker (SF), Craig Santoro (PF) Victor Hebert, Michael Lathem | |
| Subs | Purdue | Steven Smith (PG), John Aldridge (C) Jason Dawson, Peter Taylor | |
| 12:42 | Penn State | John Aldridge is called for the reach on William Baker - foul #2 on John Aldridge, team foul #4 | 28-31 |
| 12:28 | Penn State | Patrick Thompson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 28-31 |
| 12:26 | Penn State | Craig Santoro gets the offensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 11:57 | Penn State | Alfredo Bruno is called for traveling | 28-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Moody (PG), Victor Hebert (SF), Tracy Merrill (C) Patrick Thompson, William Baker, Lee Pokorski | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Robert Moody (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alfredo Bruno (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Victor Hebert (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Craig Santoro (fresh) C - Tracy Merrill (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Steven Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Riegel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Petro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Orji Akre (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Aldridge (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:38 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-31 |
| 11:36 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Orji Akre | 28-31 |
| 11:18 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-31 |
| 11:17 | Penn State | Victor Hebert snags the defensive board | 28-31 |
| 10:52 | Penn State | Robert Moody is hacked by David Petro - foul #3 on David Petro, team foul #5 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Penn State | Patrick Thompson (PG), William Baker (SF), Lee Pokorski (C) Robert Moody, Victor Hebert, Tracy Merrill | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Dawson (PG), Peter Taylor (PF) David Petro, Orji Akre | |
| 10:35 | Penn State | Alfredo Bruno is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 28-31 |
| 10:34 | Purdue | Steven Smith grabs the board | 28-31 |
| 10:09 | Purdue | Steven Smith is open and buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Jason Dawson | 28-34 |
| 09:53 | Penn State | Peter Taylor is called for the reach on William Baker - foul #1 on Peter Taylor, team foul #6 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Moody (SG), Victor Hebert (SF) Alfredo Bruno, William Baker | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jan Allen (SF), Orji Akre (C) Shawn Riegel, John Aldridge | |
| 09:37 | Penn State | Lee Pokorski misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-34 |
| 09:35 | Purdue | Orji Akre gets the rebound | 28-34 |
| 09:08 | Purdue | Jason Dawson loses the ball out of bounds | 28-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Alfredo Bruno (SG), Tracy Merrill (C) Robert Moody, Lee Pokorski | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Petro (SF) Jan Allen | |
| 08:45 | Penn State | Alfredo Bruno makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-34 |
| 08:32 | Purdue | David Petro is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on David Petro, team foul #7 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Moody (PG), William Baker (SF), Michael Lathem (PF), Lee Pokorski (C) Patrick Thompson, Victor Hebert, Craig Santoro, Tracy Merrill | |
| Subs | Purdue | Shawn Riegel (SG), Jan Allen (SF), John Aldridge (C) Jason Dawson, David Petro, Orji Akre | |
| 08:03 | Penn State | William Baker misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Jan Allen - foul #2 on Jan Allen, team foul #8 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | Patrick Thompson (PG), Osvaldo Rizzo (SG), Craig Santoro (PF), Tracy Merrill (C) Robert Moody, Alfredo Bruno, Michael Lathem, Lee Pokorski | |
| Subs | Purdue | Orji Akre (PF) Peter Taylor | |
| 08:03 | Penn State | William Baker misses the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 08:03 | Penn State | William Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 07:42 | Purdue | William Baker steals the ball from John Aldridge | 32-34 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Patrick Thompson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Osvaldo Rizzo (fresh) SF - William Baker (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Craig Santoro (fairly fresh) C - Tracy Merrill (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Steven Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Riegel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jan Allen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Orji Akre (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Aldridge (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:22 | Penn State | Patrick Thompson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-34 |
| 07:21 | Purdue | Steven Smith pulls down the rebound | 32-34 |
| 06:58 | Purdue | Orji Akre banks in the layup | 32-36 |
| 06:36 | Penn State | Patrick Thompson comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Steven Smith - foul #1 on Steven Smith, team foul #9 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Alfredo Bruno (SG), Victor Hebert (SF), Michael Lathem (PF), Lee Pokorski (C) Osvaldo Rizzo, William Baker, Craig Santoro, Tracy Merrill | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Dawson (PG), David Petro (SF), Peter Taylor (PF) Steven Smith, Jan Allen, Orji Akre | |
| 06:36 | Penn State | Patrick Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 06:36 | Penn State | Patrick Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 06:14 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Jason Dawson | 34-39 |
| 05:59 | Penn State | Patrick Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 05:58 | Purdue | Peter Taylor grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 05:38 | Purdue | Victor Hebert steals it from Jason Dawson | 34-39 |
| 05:35 | Penn State | Victor Hebert banks in the layup | 36-39 |
| 05:15 | Purdue | Jason Dawson buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from David Petro | 36-42 |
| 04:50 | Penn State | Michael Lathem comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 36-42 |
| 04:48 | Penn State | Alfredo Bruno hits the follow up shot | 38-42 |
| 04:22 | Purdue | David Petro is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 04:21 | Penn State | Lee Pokorski gets the rebound | 38-42 |
| 03:52 | Penn State | Michael Lathem comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 38-42 |
| 03:50 | Penn State | Victor Hebert gets the offensive rebound | 38-42 |
| 03:23 | Penn State | Victor Hebert double dribbles | 38-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Moody (PG), Osvaldo Rizzo (SG), William Baker (SF), Craig Santoro (PF), Tracy Merrill (C) Patrick Thompson, Alfredo Bruno, Victor Hebert, Michael Lathem, Lee Pokorski | |
| Subs | Purdue | Steven Smith (PG), Ivan Trocinski (SG), Orji Akre (PF), Jan Allen (C) Jason Dawson, Shawn Riegel, Peter Taylor, John Aldridge | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Robert Moody (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Osvaldo Rizzo (fresh) SF - William Baker (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Craig Santoro (fresh) C - Tracy Merrill (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Steven Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Trocinski (fresh) SF - David Petro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Orji Akre (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jan Allen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:02 | Purdue | Orji Akre buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jan Allen and the foul's on Craig Santoro - foul #1 on Craig Santoro, team foul #4 | 38-44 |
| 03:02 | Purdue | Orji Akre misses the free throw | 38-44 |
| 03:02 | Penn State | Tracy Merrill pulls down the rebound | 38-44 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:44 | Penn State | Robert Moody is hacked by Steven Smith - foul #2 on Steven Smith, team foul #10 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Alfredo Bruno (SG) Osvaldo Rizzo | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 02:44 | Penn State | Robert Moody makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 02:44 | Penn State | Robert Moody makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 02:42 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Shawn Riegel (SG) Ivan Trocinski | |
| 02:18 | Purdue | David Petro hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 40-44 |
| 02:17 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Craig Santoro | 40-44 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:01 | Penn State | William Baker scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Craig Santoro | 43-44 |
| 02:01 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 43-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Osvaldo Rizzo (SG), Victor Hebert (SF), Lee Pokorski (C) Alfredo Bruno, William Baker, Tracy Merrill | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Dawson (PG), Peter Taylor (PF), John Aldridge (C) Steven Smith, Orji Akre, Jan Allen | |
| 01:32 | Purdue | Jason Dawson travels with the ball | 43-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Patrick Thompson (PG), Alfredo Bruno (SG), Michael Lathem (PF) Robert Moody, Osvaldo Rizzo, Craig Santoro | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 01:09 | Penn State | Michael Lathem scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Patrick Thompson out of a doubleteam | 45-44 |
| 00:48 | Purdue | Peter Taylor drills a runner in the paint | 45-46 |
| 00:25 | Penn State | Alfredo Bruno can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 45-46 |
| 00:23 | Penn State | Lee Pokorski tips it in | 47-46 |
| 00:10 | Purdue | John Aldridge is called for a charge - foul #3 on John Aldridge, team foul #11 | 47-46 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Penn State | Patrick Thompson is hacked by Jason Dawson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jason Dawson, team foul #12 | 47-46 |
| 00:09 | Penn State | Patrick Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 00:09 | Penn State | Patrick Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 00:09 | Purdue | Purdue calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-46 |
| 00:04 | Purdue | Jason Dawson misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-46 |
| 00:03 | Penn State | Lee Pokorski grabs the board | 49-46 |
| 00:02 | Penn State | Jason Dawson is called for the reach on Lee Pokorski in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jason Dawson, team foul #13 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Baker (SF) Victor Hebert | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:02 | Penn State | Lee Pokorski misses the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 00:02 | Penn State | Lee Pokorski misses the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 00:02 | Purdue | Peter Taylor pulls down the rebound | 49-46 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Peter Taylor clanks a fullcourt shot | 49-46 |